Department of Internal Medicine UI Receives Cardiac Care Distinction  Mark Anderson, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Physiology Potter-Lambert Chair of Cardiology
9/19/2006 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa today named University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care. Blue Distinction is a nationwide program that creates an unprecedented level of healthcare transparency for consumers and providers. Driven by quality, collaboration and affordability, Blue Distinction strengthens consumer engagement and provider partnerships through new specialty centers that offer the best practices and standards of care in bariatric surgery, cardiac care and transplant services. "Providing a complete line of state-of-the-art cardiovascular care is a high priority of UI Heart and Vascular Care," said Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Division of Cardiology in the UI Department of Internal Medicine and associate director of the Cardiovascular Research Center. "We are committed to quality and innovation and are pleased to be recognized for our success by Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield." The process used to select Blue Distinction Centers is based on clinical data supplied by hospitals. Each facility's structure, processes and care outcomes are rigorously evaluated. The criteria for designation include nationally endorsed quality measures, developed in collaboration with medical experts and professional organizations. The criteria for becoming a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care include:
For more information about cardiac care at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, call toll free 1-800-777-8442 or locally 319-384-8442 or visit online at www.uihealthcare.com/heart. |
